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Nehemiah 9:27-37

27Therefore thou deliveredstוַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙va.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesצָֽרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862,who vexedH6887them: and in the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their troubleצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869,when they criedיִצְעֲק֣וּyitz.'a.KuH6817unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמָ֔עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and according to thy manifoldהָֽרַבִּ֗יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356thou gavestתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414them savioursמֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםmo.shi.'ImH3467,who savedוְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםve.yo.shi.'UmH3467them out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesצָרֵיהֶֽם׃tza.rei.HemH6862.

28But after they had restוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,they didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: therefore leftestוַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞םva.ta.'az.VemH5800thou them in the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341,so that they had the dominionוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them: yet when they returnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and criedוַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָvai.yiz.'a.Ku.chaH2199unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256didst thou deliverוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337them according to thy merciesכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356;

29And testifiedstוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749against them, that thou mightest bring them againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725unto thy lawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451:yet they dealt proudlyהֵזִ֜ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102,and hearkenedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not unto thy commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,but sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thy judgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, (which if a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213,he shall liveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421in them;) and withdrewוַיִּתְּנ֤וּ סוֹרֶ֔רֶתvai.yi.te.Nu so.Re.retH5637 H5414the shoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802,and hardenedהִקְשׁ֖וּhik.ShuH7185their neckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203,and would not hearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

30Yet manyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141didst thou forbearוַתִּמְשֹׁ֤ךְva.tim.ShokhH4900them, and testifiedstוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749against them by thy spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֛be.ru.cha.KhaH7307inבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030:yet would they not give earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238:therefore gavestוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֔םva.ti.te.NemH5414thou them into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the peopleעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצֹֽת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

31Nevertheless for thy greatהָרַבִּ֛יםha.ra.BimH7227mercies’וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָu.ve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356sake thou didstעֲשִׂיתָ֥ם'a.si.TamH6213not utterly consumeכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617them, nor forsakeעֲזַבְתָּ֑ם'a.zav.TamH5800them; for thou arta graciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַח֖וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410.

32Now therefore, our Godאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430,the greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,the mightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368,and the terribleוְהַנּוֹרָא֮ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410,who keepestשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and mercyוְהַחֶסֶד֒ve.ha.che.SedH2617,let not all the troubleהַתְּלָאָ֣הha.te.la.'AhH8513seem littleיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591beforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, that hath comeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672upon us, on our kingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,on our princesלְשָׂרֵ֧ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269,and on our priestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,and on our prophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030,and on our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,and on all thy peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,since the timeמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

33Howbeit thou artjustצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662in all that is broughtהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us; for thou hast doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213rightאֱמֶ֥ת'e.MetH571,but we have done wickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561:

34Neither have our kingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,our princesשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙sa.Rei.nuH8269,our priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548,nor our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keptעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thy lawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,nor hearkenedהִקְשִׁ֙יבוּ֙hik.Shi.vuH7181unto thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and thy testimoniesוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715,wherewith thou didst testifyהַעִידֹ֖תָha.'i.Do.taH5749against them.

35For they have not servedעֲבָד֑וּךָ'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee in their kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438,and in thy greatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898that thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414them, and in the largeהָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.VahH7342and fatוְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.NahH8082landוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776which thou gavestנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them, neither turnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725they from their wickedהָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'ImH7451worksמִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

36Behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, and forthe landוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398the fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529thereof and the goodטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898thereof, behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650in it:

37And it yieldeth muchמַרְבָּ֗הmar.BahH7235increaseוּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.TahH8393unto the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428whom thou hast setנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414over us because of our sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403:also they have dominionמֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.LimH4910over our bodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472,and over our cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929,at their pleasureכִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.NamH7522, and we arein greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

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